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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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